Nigerian village celebrates the return of kidnapped students
Kuriga, Nigeria Reuters The whole village of Kuriga ran towards the convoy of buses shouting “Our children are back!” and “Alhamdulillah,” meaning “Thank you, God”, to welcome home more than 100 students and staff who were abducted this month in Nigeria’s north-west. The army announced on Sunday it had rescued 137 hostages – 76 female […]
Nigerian army rescues abducted Kaduna students
Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters The Nigerian army on Sunday rescued students and staff who were abducted by gunmen from a school in the country’s north earlier this month, the military said, days before the deadline for a ransom payment. A boy holds a sign to protest against, what a teacher, local councillor and parents said, the […]
Gunmen kill one, kidnap at least 150 in Nigeria’s north-west, residents say
Kano, Nigeria Reuters At least 150 people, including women and children, were abducted with one person killed in a coordinated attack by gunmen on four villages in Nigeria’s north-west Zamfara state, residents said on Saturday. Kidnapping for ransom has become rife in north-western Nigeria in recent years where armed gangs, often referred to locally as […]
Gunmen kill three, kidnap at least 50 in north-west Nigeria, say residents
Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters At least 50 people, including women and children, were abducted and three others were killed in an attack by gunmen in Bagega, a mining village in Nigeria’s north-west Zamfara state, residents said on Tuesday. Kidnapping for ransom has become commonplace in north-western Nigeria in recent years where armed gangs, often referred to […]
Gunmen kill 14, kidnap 60 in attacks in northern Nigeria
Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters Gunmen in Nigeria killed eight people on Sunday and abducted at least 60 others in two communities of north-west Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional leader said, two days after armed men kidnapped dozens from a university in the state. Elsewhere, in the north-east of the country suspected Islamist insurgents ambushed […]
Armed gang kills 34 people in north-west Nigeria attack
Maiduguri, NigeriaReuters At least 34 people, including seven soldiers, were killed in an attack by a gang of armed men in Nigeria’s north-west Zamfara state, the head of a vigilante group and residents said. The attack in the remote Dan Gulbi district of the Maru local government area of the state occurred on Monday afternoon, […]
Gunmen kill dozens and kidnap children in northern Nigeria
Bauchi, Nigeria Reuters Gunmen in Nigeria have killed dozens of people and kidnapped a number of children in separate attacks in two northern states, police and residents said on Sunday, the latest incidents in a region dogged by armed violence. Armed gangs on motorbikes frequently take advantage of thinly stretched security forces in the region […]
Gunmen kidnap 80, including children, in north-west Nigeria
Bauchi, Nigeria Reuters Gunmen abducted at least 80 people, mostly women and children, in Nigeria’s Zamfara state, a hotspot for kidnappings for ransom by armed gangs targeting remote villages, residents said on Saturday. Gangs of armed men have attacked hundreds of local communities across north-western Nigeria in recent years, while Islamist militants continue to stage […]
Gunmen abduct more than 100 in Nigeria’s Zamfara state; German priest kidnapped in Mali
Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters More than 100 people, including women and children were abducted when gunmen raided four villages in Nigeria’s north-eastern Zamfara state on Sunday, the information commissioner and residents said on Monday. Kidnapping has become endemic in north-west Nigeria as roving gangs of armed men abduct people from villages, highways and farms and demand […]
About 200 dead in attacks in north-west Nigeria, residents say
Maiduguri, NigeriaReuters An estimated 200 people or more have been killed in villages in Nigeria’s Zamfara state during deadly reprisal attacks by armed bandits following military air strikes on their hideouts this week, residents said on Saturday. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari speaks during the 75th anniversary celebrations of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural […]